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Heffron, Martin,
Art Research & Technology,
Figure group
Occupation -- Industry
Cityscape -- Pennsylvania
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Forest City
Relief
Sculpture
Anthracite Miner's Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Heffron, Martin, sculptor.
Art Research & Technology, founder.
Title:
Anthracite Miner's Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 3, 1995.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 17 ft.
Inscription:
Martin Heffron 95 signed
Description:
Wall relief depicts a montage of scenes related to coal mining. Images include a wife scrubbing her husband's back on their porch, a coal mine tunnel, a breaker, a coal train, faces of miners from different eras with carbide lamps and men loading coal while a boy and a mule wait to pull the load out of the mine. The scene includes specific Forest City landmarks such as the Clinton breaker and the train station.
Subject:
Figure group
Occupation -- Industry -- Mining
Cityscape -- Pennsylvania -- Forest City
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Forest City
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Forest City Boro, Mayor's Office, 535 Main Street, Forest City, Pennsylvania 18421
Located 333 Main Street, Forest City, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Forest City Area Rotary Club. The project began in 1993 and the memorial cost $73,000. IAS files contain related articles from the Scranton Times, Aug. 19, 1995 and the Ad-Vantage, Sept. 1, 1995 and an artist's statement.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS PA001559
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001559
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